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#CFBD96

#cfbd96 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#cfbd96 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 74.12% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.7% magenta, 27.54% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 41.05°, with 37.25% saturation and 70% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 4.57.

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Relative luminance0.5186

Complementary

  1. #cfbd96
  2. #96a8cf

Split complementary

  1. #cfbd96
  2. #96c5cf
  3. #a096cf

Analogous

  1. #cfa096
  2. #cfbd96
  3. #c5cf96

Triadic

  1. #cfbd96
  2. #96cfbd
  3. #bd96cf

Tetradic

  1. #cfbd96
  2. #a8cf96
  3. #96a8cf
  4. #bd96cf

Square

  1. #cfbd96
  2. #96cfa0
  3. #96a8cf
  4. #cf96c5

Monochromatic

  1. #8c7440
  2. #b79c62
  3. #cfbd96
  4. #e7decb
  5. #f9f6f1

Shades

#cfbd96 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfbd96
  2. #baaa87
  3. #a69778
  4. #918469
  5. #7c715a
  6. #685f4b
  7. #534c3c
  8. #3e392d
  9. #29261e
  10. #15130f
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfbd96 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfbd96
  2. #d4c4a1
  3. #d9caab
  4. #ddd1b6
  5. #e2d7c0
  6. #e7decb
  7. #ece5d5
  8. #f1ebe0
  9. #f5f2ea
  10. #faf8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfbd96 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfbd96
  2. #c7b794
  3. #bfb192
  4. #b7ab8f
  5. #afa58d
  6. #a89f8b
  7. #a09889
  8. #989287
  9. #908c84
  10. #888682
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5beb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7bc93 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbc197 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8b6b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cabc95 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdbf97 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5b9a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfbd96 {
  color: #cfbd96;
}
Background
.bg-cfbd96 {
  background-color: #cfbd96;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfbd96 {
  border: 2px solid #cfbd96;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfbd96;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 189 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 37% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfbd96 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfbd96, #c5cf96);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfbd96 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 189 150 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 4.57 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 4.79 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.40 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 6.47 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 8.26 #fad6a5 Sunset ΔE 8.87 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 9.67 #304269 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Ecru
#cfbd96  rgb(207, 189, 150)  hsl(41, 37%, 70%)  Ecru
#96a8cf  rgb(150, 168, 207)  hsl(221, 37%, 70%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#96cfbd  rgb(150, 207, 189)  hsl(161, 37%, 70%)  Seafoam Green
#bd96cf  rgb(189, 150, 207)  hsl(281, 37%, 70%)  Wisteria